FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- With heavy rain in the forecast for the rest of the week, North Texas Emergency Management teams are prepared to keep everyone notified and safe. Maribel Martinez Mejia with The Fort Worth Emergency Management Division says all of the city’s respond teams are on standby. “This includes Fort Worth Fire, Police and…… MORE
AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott informed the U.S. Department of Labor on Monday that Texas will opt out of further federal unemployment compensation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective June 26, 2021. This includes the $300 weekly unemployment supplement from the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program. “The Texas economy is booming and employers are…… MORE
GRAPEVINE (WBAP/KLIF)- UPDATE: The search is over for the man accused in the aggravated robbery of an Uber driver. Police say the suspect, 33-year-old Cesar Soto was involved in a fatality crash in Weatherford on Friday, May 21, 2021. Grapevine Police were notified of the crash on Monday, May 24, and ensured Soto’s next of kin…… MORE
WASHINGTON D.C. (WBAP/KLIF News) – Millions Americans will begin to receive child tax credit payments starting July 15th. The U.S. Treasury Department outlined the changes to the Child Tax Credit program on Monday, which will impact 39 million citizens. It’s part of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package President Joe Biden signed into law back in…… MORE
(AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is signaling the U.S. still would not press for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. Blinken’s comments Monday in Copenhagen, Denmark comes as the fighting entered its second week and more than 200 people have been killed, most of them Palestinians in Gaza. Pressure…… MORE